Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
On
that
day
Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang
this
song:
Then
sang
Deborah and Barak the
son of Abinoam on
that
day,
saying,
“When
the princes
take
the lead in Israel, when
the people volunteer
, bless the
LORD
.
For
that
the leaders
took
the lead in Israel, For
that
the people offered
themselves
willingly
, Bless you
Yahweh
.
Listen
, O
kings !
Give ear, O
princes !
I will sing to the
LORD
; I will sing praise to the
LORD
, the God of Israel.
Hear
, you
kings ;
give ear, you
princes ;
I ,
[even]
I,
will sing to Yahweh
; I will sing praise to Yahweh
, the God of Israel.
O
LORD
, when You went out from
Seir, when You marched from
the land
of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens
poured
out
rain
, and
the clouds poured
down
water.
Yahweh
, when you went forth
out of
Seir, When you marched out
of
the field
of Edom, The earth trembled, the sky
also
dropped
, Yes,
the clouds dropped
water.
The mountains quaked before
the
LORD,
the One
of Sinai
, before
the LORD
, the God of Israel.
The mountains quaked at
the presence
of Yahweh
, Even
yon
Sinai
at
the presence
of
Yahweh
, the God of Israel.
In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted
and
the travelers took
the
byways.
In the days of Shamgar the
son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied,
The travelers walked
through
byways.
Life
in
the villages
ceased ;
it
ended
in Israel, until I ,
Deborah ,
arose, a mother in Israel.
The rulers
ceased in Israel, they
ceased,
Until that
I Deborah arose, That
I
arose
a mother in Israel.
When
they chose new gods ,
then war came
to
their
gates .
Not
a shield or spear was
found
among forty thousand in Israel .
They chose new gods ;
Then was
war in
the
gates :
Was
there
a shield or spear seen
Among forty thousand in Israel ?
My heart is with
the princes
of Israel, with
the
volunteers
among the people .
Bless the
LORD!
My heart is toward
the governors
of Israel, Who
offered
themselves
willingly
among the people :
Bless you
Yahweh.
You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle
blankets
, and
you who travel
the road,
ponder
Tell
[of
it],
you who ride on
white donkeys, You
who sit on rich
carpets
, You who walk
by
the way.
the voices
of the
singers
at
the watering
places .
There they
shall recount
the righteous acts of the
LORD
, the righteous deeds
of His villagers
in Israel. Then the people of the
LORD
went down to the gates :
Far
from
the noise
of archers,
in
the places of
drawing
water,
There shall they
rehearse
the righteous acts of Yahweh
, [Even]
the righteous acts
of his rule
in Israel. Then the people of Yahweh
went down to the gates .
‘
Awake, awake, O
Deborah !
Awake, awake, sing
a song !
Arise, O
Barak, and take
hold
of
your captives, O
son of Abinoam !’
Awake, awake, Deborah ;
Awake, awake, utter
a song :
Arise, Barak, and lead
away
your captives, you
son of Abinoam .
Then the
survivors
came down to
the nobles ;
the people of
the
LORD
came down to
me against the mighty.
Then came down a
remnant
of
the nobles [and]
the people ;
Yahweh
came down for
me against the mighty.
Some
came
from
Ephraim ,
with
their
roots
in Amalek; Benjamin
came
with
your
people
after you .
The
commanders
came down from
Machir
, the
bearers
of the marshal’s
staff from
Zebulun
.
Out
of
Ephraim [came
down]
they
whose
root
is
in Amalek; After you ,
Benjamin,
among
your
peoples;
Out
of
Machir
came down governors
, Out
of Zebulun
those
who
handle
the marshal's
staff.
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah ,
and
Issachar was with
Barak ,
rushing
into the valley at his heels
. In
the clans
of Reuben there was
great indecision
.
The princes of Issachar were with Deborah ;
As
was
Issachar ,
so
was Barak ;
Into the valley they
rushed
forth
at his feet
. By
the watercourses
of Reuben There were
great resolves
of
heart
.
Why did
you sit
among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks? In
the clans
of Reuben there was
great indecision
.
Why sat
you among the sheepfolds ,
To hear the whistling for the flocks? At
the watercourses
of Reuben There were
great searchings
of
heart
.
Gilead remained
beyond the Jordan .
Dan, why did you
linger
by
the
ships? Asher stayed
at the coast
and
remained
in
his harbors
.
Gilead abode
beyond the Jordan :
Dan, why did he
remain
in
ships? Asher sat
still
at the haven
of
the
sea,
Abode
by
his creeks
.
Zebulun was a people who
risked
their lives ;
Naphtali
, too
, on the heights
of the battlefield
.
Zebulun was a people that
jeopardized
their lives to
the
death
, Naphtali
, on the high
places
of the field
.
Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought
at
Taanach by the waters of Megiddo ,
but
they took no plunder
of silver
.
The
kings came and fought; Then fought
the kings of Canaan .
In
Taanach by the waters of Megiddo :
They took no gain
of money
.
From the heavens
the stars fought ;
from their courses they fought against Sisera.
From the sky
the stars fought ,
From their courses they fought against Sisera.
The River Kishon swept them away, the
ancient river, the River Kishon. March
on,
O
my soul, in
strength !
The river Kishon swept them away, That
ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, march
on
with
strength .
Then the hooves
of horses
thundered—
the mad
galloping
of his
stallions
.
Then did
the horse
hoofs
stamp
By
reason
of the prancings,
the
prancings
of their
strong
ones
.
‘
Curse Meroz, ’
says
the angel of the
LORD
. ‘Bitterly
curse her
inhabitants ;
for
they did
not
come to help
the LORD
, to help
the LORD
against the mighty. ’
Curse you
Meroz, said
the angel of Yahweh
. Curse you
bitterly
the
inhabitants of
it,
Because
they didn't
come to the help
of
Yahweh
, To the help
of
Yahweh
against the mighty.
Most
blessed among
women is
Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite ,
most
blessed of
tent-dwelling
women.
Blessed above
women shall
Jael be
, The wife of Heber the Kenite ;
Blessed shall
she
be
above
women in
the
tent
.
He asked for
water, and she gave him milk .
In
a
magnificent
bowl
she brought him curds
.
He asked water, [
and ]
she gave him milk ;
She brought him butter
in
a
lordly
dish
.
She reached
for
the tent peg
, her right hand for
the workman’s
hammer .
She struck Sisera and
crushed
his skull
; she shattered
and
pierced his temple
.
She put
her
hand
to
the tent -pin
, Her right hand to
the workmen's
hammer ;
With
the
hammer
she struck Sisera ,
she
struck
through
his head
; Yes,
she pierced and
struck
through
his temples
.
At her feet he collapsed
, he fell, there
he lay still
; at her feet he collapsed
, he fell; where he collapsed
, there he fell dead.
At her feet he bowed
, he fell, he lay; At her feet he bowed
, he fell; Where he bowed
, there he fell down
dead.
Sisera’s
mother
looked
through the window ;
she peered
through the lattice and
lamented:
‘
Why is his chariot so long in coming? What
has
delayed
the clatter
of his chariots? ’
Through the window she looked
forth,
and
cried,
The
mother
of
Sisera
[cried]
through the lattice ,
Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why
do
the wheels
of his chariots wait
?
Her wisest
ladies answer;
indeed
she keeps
telling
herself,
Her wise
ladies answered
her,
Yes,
she returned
answer
to
herself,
‘Are
they not finding
and
dividing
the spoil —
a girl
or
two
for
each
warrior
, a plunder
of dyed garments for
Sisera
, the
spoil of embroidered garments for
the neck
of the looter
? ’
Have
they not found,
have
they
not
divided
the spoil ?
A lady
, two
ladies
to
every
man;
To
Sisera
a spoil
of dyed garments, A
spoil of dyed
garments
embroidered ,
Of
dyed
garments embroidered
on
both
sides,
on
the necks
of the spoil
?
So may
all your enemies perish, O
LORD!
But may
those who love You
shine
like
the sun at
its
brightest
. ”
And
the land had rest for
forty years.
So let
all your enemies perish, Yahweh:
But let
those who love him
be
as
the sun when
he
goes
forth
in
his
might
. The land had rest forty years.
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